Six Things Not To Miss In London This Weekend Jan 20 - 22
Done with staying in? We have a better idea: GOING OUT
Your weekend starts here
DRINK: Disrepute, Soho
So the end of the world as we know it is scheduled for this Friday when – unless there is some kind of freak fatal spray-tanning accident – the US inauguration takes place. There is only one response to an event of this magnitude: drink. And a lot of it. Surely there is no chicer – nor, for that matter, more aptly named – place to do it than Soho's latest member's club, Disrepute. Harking back to the hedonistic, artistic 1960s, at this basement bar you can expect wood-panelled walls and vaulted ceilings, expertly curated spirits and creative cocktails (Scandal and Espionage: Belvedere Vodka, Somerset cider brandy, Cocchi Americano, Honeytrap honey syrup; English Rose: vodka, lemon, soda, Matteus rose reduction with rose petal garnish), plus stylish, dimly-lit corners perfect for escaping the world.
Donald who ?
Opening hours 5pm- 3am Monday- Saturday; 5pm-1am Sunday
Open to non-members subject to availability. Membership from £150 a year
Disrepute, 4 Kingly Court, Soho W1B 5PW
FOOD: Pamela at Club Mexicana
If you're attempting Veganuary and life is feeling a little too centred around chickpeas and chia seeds, we bring you glad tidings. Because this week Mexican-vegan food supremos Club Mexicana assume residency at Dalston bar Pamela, bringing with them tacos that won't just make your tastebuds dance – they'll make them samba. Think Baja 'To-fish' with pickled red cabbage, salsa verde and chipotle chilli oil; pineapple and chilli marinated 'pork'; or 'chorizo' and potato with pico de gallo. Which can all be neatly summarised with one word: NOM.
Club Mexicana at Pamela, 428 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AA
POP-UP: Tokyo Disco at the Queen of Hoxton
So you've always fancied nipping out for a night on the town in Tokyo, but that tiresome matter of it being in a different sub-continent has always gotten in the way. Well, we're about to solve your quandary – or, more accurately, the Queen of Hoxton is. This Saturday sees the start of new series of immersive club nights at the Shoreditch mainstay, and the first theme? That's right: Tokyo Disco. Transforming two floors into a neon-soaked oriental party, you can expect custom-built signs, lighting and installations, plus house, techno, disco, funk and soul and rare groove. Say konichiwa to your new favourite club night.
21 Jan; £10
Queen of Hoxton, 1-5 Curtain Road, London, Greater London, EC2A 3JX
FITNESS: FG2 at Fierce Grace
What's that? You're still sticking to your January health kick? Then let us a) praise you on your will of iron (no really, it's impressive); and b) direct you to this new treat of a yoga class. Brought to you by the UK's original hot yogi Michele Pernetta (she who introduced Bikram yoga to the UK), it's an extension of her super-successful Fierce Grace style, introducing more challenging balances, deeper stretches, and funnier wobbling about as you try new, playful poses. Taught in a friendly (and damned hot) atmosphere and suitable for all levels, it'll bring those washboard abs closer, one standing-bow pose at a time.
Fierce Grace, various London locations; drop-in prices start from £10
NIGHTLIFE: Horse Meat Disco presents The Deep Throat Choir
Nights out this weekend can be divided into two types: the ones that are run by obscenely funky DJ outfit Horse Meat Disco, and the ones that aren't. The ones that ARE run by HMD – specifically, Friday and Saturday night at The Jazz Café in Camden – involve a team-up with Hackney's ace all-female Deep Throat Choir, who'll belt out disco classics (think Donna Summer and Candi Staton) live while you get down to some serious shaking, shimmying and shape-throwing. And the nights that aren't run by HMD? Well, they're probably not worth bothering with.
21-22 Jan; £15
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, NW1 7PG
FOOD: Bobby Fitzpatrick
Meet Bobby Fitzpatrick. He's inviting us to a house party… In the 1970s. There'll be an array of Caribbean rum, suitably retro cocktails and gourmet pizza; authentic '70s wallpaper, lighting and furniture (shag-pile rugs and Formica are involved); plus pop memorabilia and board games aplenty. Please RSVP to quirky new bar Bobby Fitzpatrick, West Hampstead. We'll see you there.
Now open
Bobby Fitzpatrick, 273 West End Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 1QS
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